Ireland's Robert Daly came third in the men's 400 metres at the Bupa Ireland Cork City Sports today.

Casey Vincent from Australia has been added to the line-up for the 400m at BUPA Cork City Sports on July 3 in place of Chris Brown from the Bahamas.

FROM the crumbs of a rather bare table came medals of joy for the Irish at the concluding session of the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Budapest yesterday when the 4x400 metres relay team took bronze after a drama which would have been difficult to script.

IT’S never easy for an athlete to admit they got it wrong, but Marie McCambridge has done so just hours before she goes into action in at the World Indoor Championships which open here today.

ATHLETICS Ireland have named a team of nine for the world indoor championships in Budapest, but could add two more to the squad over the coming days.

With the confirmation that former world 400m indoor champion, the flamboyant Welshman, Jamie Baulch is set to run this event in next Saturday's Bupa Ireland Cork City Sports at the Mardyke the stage is set for a classic rematch of last March's thrilling but controversial 400m final at the World

CIARAN McDONAGH, who has been plagued by injury since he became the first Irishman to long jump over eight metres at the world championships in Seville in 1999, will be back in an Irish singlet at an International meet in Cardiff next weekend.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN has made more sacrifices than anyone else in pursuit of athletic excellence and this evening the 24-year-old Togher man hopes to reap the rewards for all his effort when he lines up for the 20k walk final at the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

PAUL McKEE took advantage of ideal conditions for sprinting to set an Irish record in the 400m at the National Championships in Santry.

ATHLETICS legend Terry McHugh hopes to set a world record by winning his 19th consecutive national Javelin title at Morton Stadium, Santry this weekend.

Sonia O'Sullivan recorded her fastest 3,000m time since Zurich 2000 at the Mardyke yesterday (8:38.99) when wining the BUPA 3,000 metres race in superb style.

Men's 400m Result:

An Irish team of 19 has been announced for the forthcoming world championships in Edmonton, Canada.